Tram platforms have been painted light grey, reducing the reflecting sun and reflected temperatures by 5-15 degrees! This is just like “sunscreen for our footpaths”, and is part of a move to use a type of coolseal treatment for paths, underway already in NSW.
Check it out here:
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-australian-open-s-sunscreen-for-footpaths-can-cool-your-commute-20240123-p5ezch.html